While the world’s attention has been focused on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, the conflict in Syria has continued unabated, and with it the suffering of the Syrian people.

With the third anniversary of the conflict now upon us, it is appropriate to consider where we are and to look at what the future holds for this nation of 23 million people who’ve seen their country ripped apart in the course of one of the most protracted and brutal civil conflicts since World War II.

When historians consider this war in years to come, they will only be able to do so accurately if they factor in its specific regional and historical geopolitical context. In this regard they will note how Syria has existed in the crosshairs of the West since 9/11 as a pole of opposition to Washington’s and Tel Aviv’s objective of regional and geopolitical hegemony, predicated of course as a struggle against terrorism.

Here the sentiments of US academic and political commentator, Noam Chomsky, are apposite: “If you wish to end terrorism, stop participating in it.”

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